Island businesses are able to offer mortgages, Manx lawyers will
register such mortgages for foreign banks, and corporate service
providers (CSPs) offer new structures to own and manage
locally registered aircraft.

The cluster of aviation-related businesses is currently
growing, thanks in part to high regulatory standards, in
conjunction with no insurance premium tax (compared with 6% in
the UK).

The Isle of Man's aircraft registration prefix nationality mark is
'M' followed by a hyphen and four characters. This has already
produced some interesting registrations such as M-AGIC, M-YJET,
M-IDAS and M-ONEY. Aircraft owners may also transfer their personal
registration to their next aircraft.

In July 2012 the Aircraft Registry achieved a significant milestone
with the registration of its 500th aircraft.